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The Constitutional Convention was a Four-Act Drama
Season 5 Episode 38
Discover how 55 delegates created the U.S. Constitution in just 88 days during the summer of 1787. Constitutional scholar Gordon Lloyd breaks down th…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The American Way of War
Season 5 Episode 37
This episode explores James Ellman's book "Seeds of Victory: Defeat, Triumph, and the American Way of War" with host Jeff Sikkenga from the Ashbrook …
7 months ago
What are Capital Markets and How Do They Impact Our Economy?
Season 5 Episode 36
You hear about them in the news, but how much do you know about capital markets - what they are, why they exist, how they've evolved over time, and w…
7 months, 1 week ago
Old Man Eloquent: The Life and Letters of John Quincy Adams
Season 5 Episode 35
Jeff welcomes Michael Lucchese, Editor of Law & Liberty, to discuss the life, accomplishments, and ideas of John Quincy Adams - a man whose public li…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Frederick Douglass's Constitutional Abolitionism
Season 5 Episode 34
Jeff and BYU law professor Bradley Rebeiro discuss Frederick Douglass’s understanding of the Constitution, and how he came to view it as an anti-slav…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The End of World War 2 in the Pacific: VJ Day at 80 Years
Season 5 Episode 33
14 August 1945: VJ Day, and with the end of fighting in the Pacific and Japan's surrender, World War 2 finally comes to an end. Dr. John Moser is joi…
8 months ago
"A Most Fearful Evil" - What is the National Debt and Why Should You Care About It?
Season 5 Episode 32
What is the national debt? To whom or what does the U.S. government owe all this money? What does it mean to you today, your children and grandchildr…
8 months, 1 week ago
Mercy Otis Warren - America's Forgotten Founding Historian and Thinker
Season 5 Episode 31
Mercy Otis Warren not only wrote one of the first comprehensive histories of the American Revolution, she was also a leading Antifederalist thinker -…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Not the Arbiter of Truth - America's Complicated History of a Free Press
Season 5 Episode 30
American press freedom has never followed a straight path. The Founding Fathers envisioned newspapers as partisan political weapons, not neutral trut…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Reagan White House: A Conversation with Ambassador Frank Lavin
Season 5 Episode 29
Jeff discusses the inner workings of the Reagan White House with former AMB Frank Lavin, who had a front-row seat to many of Reagan’s key decisions a…
8 months, 4 weeks ago